Americas

March, 2017

White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told House Republicans at a Thursday night meeting that Trump was finished negotiating and wanted a vote, said Representative Chris Collins of New York, a top Trump ally. U.S. President Donald Trump will get a second chance to try to close the deal with …

In the wake of the January attack on a Quebec mosque that left six Muslim men dead, Trudeau’s government has come under pressure to denounce all forms of religious discrimination. Lawmakers in Canada’s House of Commons, with strong encouragement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, passed a motion paving …

President Donald Trump argued on Tuesday that his 60 days in office have been a successful keeping of his campaign promises as he attempted to turn the page from a variety of controversies that have bedeviled his White House tenure. In a speech before the National Republican Congressional Committee, Trump …

LONDON Britain and the US on Tuesday banned laptops and tablet computers from the passenger compartment of flights from several Middle East and North African nations. The restrictions are different in the two countries and only Britain specified the maximum size of device allowed — 16 by 9.3 centimetres. A …

The US is banning electronic devices such as laptops and tablets from cabin baggage on flights from eight Middle Eastern and North African countries. A US government source told the BBC that the measure would affect nine airlines operating out of 10 airports. US media reported the order was sparked …

Trump has refused to release his tax returns, saying his taxes were under audit by the Internal Revenue Service. The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump made more than $150 million in income in 2005 and paid $38 million in income taxes that year. The acknowledgement came shortly …

Former US President Barack Obama’s step brother, Malik Obama has never hid the fact that he is not his fan. He has been on a mission to discredit Barack’s presidency and was among the first to celebrate US President Donal Trump’s win Malik Obama, who publicly voted for Trump, took …

LOS ANGELES Adriana is preparing for the worst: deportation. She’s worked it out in her head, but she still doesn’t know how to tell her kids, who are terrified of losing her. The Mexican-born mother of three began preparations after reading a pamphlet obtained at her son’s school in a …

US servicemen from all parts of the military have been sharing nude photos of their female colleagues online, it has emerged. Reports last week uncovered widespread photo sharing by current and former Marines on Facebook, triggering a navy investigation. But the BBC has seen a message board where servicemen from …

In January DHS apprehended 31,578 people sneaking across America’s southern border; that number was just 18,762 in February Dramatic shift came as Donald Trump had his first full month in the White House The government typically sees a 10 to 20 per cent increase between January and February Immigration …